The aim of study was to investigate the perception of sheesha (hooka) users about usage of shisha. This is exploratory type of study. A questionnaire was carefully designed including socio-demographic profile to know the socioeconomic causes of shisha usage. Data was collected from 174 respondents who were the regular users of shisha at shisha café, through snowball sampling technique. Obtained data was analyzed through SPSS verion 17.0Research indicates that majority of shisha users belongs to

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... 19-25 age group and mostly shisha users represent upper socioeconomic class. They are well educated and know the negative impacts of shisha on health. Majority of the respondents were of the view that use of shisha gives them relaxation and it is also related with group acceptance.